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Quest Primary School

3–11Ages
199Pupils
PrimaryPhase
146137URN

Farnborough Avenue, South Croydon, CR2 8HD · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Feb 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.7per place

0.2 below Croydon median (3.0)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Croydon

60 applications for 22 places · 50th of 74 in Croydon

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

44%met the expected standard

Croydon 71% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 28 February 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		Good

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About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

2.7applications per place, Reception

0.2 below Croydon median (3.0) 0.5 above England median (2.2)

60 applications · 22 places offered · 21 named it first

HistoryEarlier years not shown: formed from, or split from, other schools.

2026 2.7; Croydon median median 3.0
2025 4.1; Croydon median median 3.1
2024 2.9; Croydon median median 3.1
2023 2.5; Croydon median median 3.0
2022 1.6; Croydon median median 3.1
2021 3.2; Croydon median median 2.9
2020 2.0; Croydon median median 3.1
2019 2.2; Croydon median median 3.1
2018 2.7; Croydon median median 3.4; as the previous school
2017 2.4; Croydon median median 3.4; as the previous school
2016 2.5; Croydon median median 3.3; as the previous school
2015 3.5; Croydon median median 3.4; as the previous school
2014 3.6; Croydon median median 3.5; as the previous school

This school
Croydon median

Dashed bars: as Gilbert Scott Primary School (URN 135151), the previous school.

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	22	60	2.7	21	0.95
Sep 2025	17	69	4.1	15	0.88
Sep 2024	27	78	2.9	19	0.70
Sep 2023	20	49	2.5	18	0.90
Sep 2022	27	44	1.6	16	0.59
Sep 2021	13	42	3.2	11	0.85
Sep 2020	23	46	2.0	20	0.87
Sep 2019	27	58	2.2	22	0.81
Sep 2018 *	23	62	2.7	19	0.83
Sep 2017 *	23	55	2.4	19	0.83
Sep 2016 *	28	71	2.5	28	1.00
Sep 2015 *	28	97	3.5	25	0.89
Sep 2014 *	27	98	3.6	30	1.11

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 63% · Writing 56% · Maths 52% → all three 44% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard44%75th of 77 in Croydon

Croydon 71% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard63%

Croydon 81% England 78%

Higher standard22%

Croydon 34% England 33%

Average scaled score 103 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard56%

Croydon 79% England 75%

Greater depth7%

Croydon 12% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard52%

Croydon 82% England 77%

Higher standard19%

Croydon 31% England 24%

Average scaled score 101 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Croydon median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	44%	4%	103	101
2023/24	38%	9%	103	101
2022/23	38%	0%	101	100

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Quest Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

2.7applications per place 44%met the SATs standard
Forestdale Primary School
0.6 km · Croydon

Remains Good2022

2.6applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
Selsdon Primary and Nursery School
0.9 km · Croydon

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.8applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
Courtwood Primary School
1.0 km · Croydon

Remains Good2022

3.5applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Applegarth Academy
1.5 km · Croydon

2026

2.1applications per place 88%met the SATs standard
Greenvale Primary School
1.5 km · Croydon

Remains Good2023

4.5applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
Good Shepherd Catholic Primary and Nursery School
1.7 km · Croydon

Good2024

4.4applications per place 52%met the SATs standard
Castle Hill Academy
2.0 km · Croydon

Standards maintained2025

2.8applications per place 58%met the SATs standard
Harris Primary Academy Benson
2.0 km · Croydon

Outstanding2023

4.2applications per place 74%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 146137 · 306/3416
Trust: The Collegiate Trust
Capacity: 262 pupils · 199 on roll
Free school meals: 40.2% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision: SEN unit
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 September 2018
Replaced: Gilbert Scott Primary School (URN 135151)
Address: Farnborough Avenue, South Croydon, CR2 8HD
Local authority: Croydon

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources